Type holder



I. B. RUFFALO.

- TYPE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED Fin. 5. 1921.

1,403,447, I Patented Jan. 10, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

y J. B. BUFFALO.

TYPE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 5,192l;

1 ,403,447, Patenc ed Jan. 10, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES JOHN B. RUFFALQ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TYPE HOLDER.

Application filed February 5, 1921-.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. BUFFALO, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Type Holders, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a type-holder, forprinting names and addresses on otherwise mechanically printed formletters and circulars, embodying single spaced intervals between thelines containing the names and addresses of such typeholder so as topermit of a closer imitat-ion of individually typewritten letters thanis possible with existing forms of typeholders whose construction makesit impossible to use single spacing between the lines of the name andaddress; second, to provide a device with such single spacing in whichmeta-l monotype may be readily and easily inserted and assembled; third,to provide such a typeholder adapted to easy insertion in a chasecontaining type matter with suitable furniture for printing the body ofform letters and circulars; fourth, to provide a typeholderembodyingsuch single spacing and of inexpensive construction; fifth, to providesuch a typeholder adapted to convenient filing in a small space when notin use; and sixth, to provide in such a typeholder as an integral partthereof, a receptacle for a separate set of type to be used in otherblank spaces in the form letter.

My typeholder is adapted to use in. a printing or addressing machine,either through a ribbon or otherwise and enables the production by oneimprint of a form letteror circular, the body of which is mechanicallyprinted while the name, address and salntation are printed by the typecontained in my typeholder with the spacing as aforesaid in closeimitation of typewrittenmatter. My device as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings attains ,my above-mentioned objects and providesthree slots therein with single "spaces between them, one such slot eachfor the name, the street address, and the city address and with one slotfor the type containing the salutation which is at a double space fromthe three preceding slots.

Figure 1 is a topor plan view of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan; 10, 1922.

Serial No. 442,865.

chase including the type matter, type furniture, my typeholder in itsappropriate place in the chase, and also a blank space in the typematter for the additional insert which is adapted to be held in thereceptacle forming an integral part of my typeholder; Fig. 2 is a planView of the furniture for my typeholder; Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig.2; Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line marked 4i4 in Fig. 2; Fig. 5 isa perspective view of my typeholder showing type partially set; Fig. 6is an end view showing my typeholder and the furniture therefor withtype partially set; Fig. 7 is an end view of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a sectiontaken on the line marked 88 of Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is a top plan view of mytypeholder resting upright on one of its sides in position for filing,illustrating the accompanying insert set in the receptacle formedintegral in my typeholder, all in position to be filed therewith; Fig.10 is a broken section of my typeholder and its furniture, also of amonotype inserted in one of the slots'of my typeholder; Fig. 11 isaperspective view of a monotype suitable for use in my typeholder.

Referring to the parts by reference numerals, 1 represents a typeholderconsisting of a fiat plate with suitable slots, 2, 3, 4: and- 5, forcarrying monotype 6 of the shape illustrated. These slots run parallelto each other beginning at points in'the same transverse line at theright hand side of the plate. and continue to run in such parallel linesto points near the left hand side of the plate where they are enlargedand diverge from each other, such divergences being ina direction awayfromthe nearest adjoining slot. These enlargements as to the slots whichare single spaced, viz. '7, 8 and 9 are projected in a direction awayfrom the next adjoining slot in such manner that, as illustrated, amplespace is provided for the insertion of type into the slots, while at thesame time a suflicient amount of metal is left uncut between the slotsand the enlargements to give the necessary strength to the.

plate. The enlargement 10 of the remaining slot 5 is of the well-knownexistlng type now 1n common use 1n which the enlargement projects evenlyon both sides of the slot instead of upon one'side only as in my newinvention, and may be utilized in my,

typeholder because of the existence of a double space between slot 5 andits adjacent slot 4.. It is obvious from the dra-wlngs that the monotypeillustrated is as to its head and base, wider than the width of theslots which correspond in size only to the thickness of the neck of thetype and that therefore a means has to be provided for permitting theinsertion of the type through the body of the plate until the neck ofthe type comes into juxtaposition with the slots in order that the typemay be slid thereinto and assembled forprinting. Now I have discovered ameans of making these enlargements without cutting into the space between the slots and I am thereby enabled to use slots with singlespacing between them which has not been hitherto possible with existingtypeholders which latter cannot therefore give such a close facsimile oftypewritten matter as can my typeholder with its type single spaced forthe name and address and double spaced for the Salutation. It will beobserved that I depart from the conventional method of enlarging thisopening to an equal width on both sides of the slot and I enlarge theseslots entirely in a direction away from the next adjacent slot whichtype of plate holder functions perfectly with the monotype illustrated,the base of which may be easily inserted in the slots and when the neckof the type is engaged in the slots, the type may be slid to the ri htand assembled in place for printing. *langes 11 are punched out of themetal of the plate forming the holder near both ends thereof and bentdownward so as to project in the manner illustrated and are adapted toengage in suitable recesses 12 in a block of wood or furniture 13 whichis wedged in place in the chase at a point appropriate for the name,address and salutation to be used in connection with the setup type 15of the printed form letter or circular.

I also provide, by punchin out another strip of metal in the typeholderat the up per central portion thereof and bending back the flange whichis punched out as to three of its sides only, and then bending upone-half of the flange thus punched out, in a transverse directionparallel to the surface of the plate holder, a small receptacle orcabinet 16 which is adapted to hold for filing purposes an extra set oftype contained in an appropriate casing which may be used for insertionin the blank space in the body of the typewritten form along with theparticular name and address in the typeholder which it accompanies. Thisreceptacle on the back of the holder has no relation to the printingoperation thereof but is provided merely for convenience in filing andthe wood block or type furniture 13 upon which the typeholder rests,must be provided with an additional recess 17 to contain the punched-outreceptacle above mentioned, while allowing the typeholder to rest uponthe surface of the wood block in pro er position for printing.

l\ y typeholder is adapted to the use of metal monotype of the characterillustrated, but wood, rubber or other kinds of type may be used.

Spring clips or rubber plugs 18 may be used to hold the type firmly inplace after it is assembled in the typeholder.

My typeholder may be inexpensively'made by stamping it from a sheet ofmetal.

I am aware that prior to my invention, typeholders and address plateshave been made with slots for type and enlargements at the ends of saidslots. I therefore do not claim such a combination broadly, but

I claim: a

1. A typeholder plate formed from a single sheet of metal and embodyinga plurality of slots therethrough with one end of each of said slotsenlarged in a direction entirelyaway from the next adjoining slotsubstantially as described.

2. A typeholder embodying a plurality of parallel slots for monotypewith the outer ends of each of said slots in vertical alignment with theouter ends of the other slots and with an enlargement at one end of eachslot of a size adapted to permit the insertion therethrough of the baseof a monotype and the assembling therewith of other monotype similarlyinserted in the therewith connected slot, such enlargements extending inthe surface of said typeholder in a direction entirely away from thenext single spaced adjoining slot.

3. In a typeholder an enlargement for inserting type into therewithconnected slots, such enlargement as to three'of its sides beingrectangular in form, one of such sides being an extension of one side ofthe thereinto merging slot and no part ofsaid enlargement being nearerto the next adjacent slot than its said last mentioned side.

4. A typeholder embodying three slots for .type at single space fromeach other corre- JOHN B. BUFFALO. Witnesses:

WALTER LAIER, J OHN E. GLEASON.

